A particle swarm optimization-based maximum power point tracking algorithm for PV systems operating under partially shaded conditions

IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1027-1035

  Liu, Yi Hwa ^a   Huang, Shyh Ching ^a   Huang, Jia Wei ^a   Liang, Wen Cheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Maximum power point tracking (MPPT); partially shaded condition (PSC); particle swarm optimization (PSO); photovoltaic (PV) generation system (PGS)

Indexed keywords

DESIGN PROCEDURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLINESS; FUEL COST; LOW MAINTENANCE; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING ALGORITHMS; MULTIPLE-PEAK; PARAMETER SETTING METHOD; PARTIALLY SHADED CONDITION (PSC); PARTICLE SWARM; PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATION; PROBLEM FORMULATION; PV CURVES; PV SYSTEM; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; STANDARD VERSIONS;

ALGORITHMS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO);

EID: 84870289664     PISSN: 08858969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEC.2012.2219533     Document Type: Article

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